Rating: 5 stars
19 Ratings
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  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 1
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  • 1 star values: 0

Comfort food goes lighter in this recipe for chicken potpie. Homemade stock adds a depth of old-fashioned flavor to this classic.

Recipe by Cooking Light September 1999

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Credit: Oxmoor House

Recipe Summary

Yield:
6 servings
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • To prepare crust, lightly spoon 1 cup flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 1/4 cup flour, ice water, and vinegar in a small bowl. Combine 3/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; cut in shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add vinegar mixture; stir just until moist. Press mixture gently into a 5-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap; cover with additional plastic wrap. Chill for 15 minutes. Roll dough, still covered, into a 13 x 10-inch oval. Place dough in freezer 5 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed.

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  • Preheat oven to 400°.

  • To prepare filling, bring 2 1/2 cups Chicken Stock to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add potato and carrot; cook 2 minutes. Drain mixture in a colander over a bowl, reserving cooking liquid.

  • Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add shallots; cook 3 minutes. Lightly spoon 1/2 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup Chicken Stock; stir with a whisk. Add to skillet. Stir in potato mixture, reserved cooking liquid, chicken, peas, 3/4 teaspoon salt, thyme, and pepper. Cook 10 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Spoon chicken mixture into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish coated with cooking spray. Remove 1 sheet of plastic wrap from dough. Place dough on top of chicken mixture, pressing to edge of dish. Remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Cut 5 slits in top of crust to allow steam to escape. Gently brush crust with milk. Bake at 400° for 45 minutes or until golden. Let stand 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

366 calories; calories from fat 30%; fat 12.4g; saturated fat 3.6g; mono fat 4g; poly fat 3.1g; protein 20.2g; carbohydrates 42.5g; fiber 2.8g; cholesterol 46mg; iron 3.5mg; sodium 698mg; calcium 40mg.
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